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Diplomat: Women Bear Brunt of Suffering from Boko Haram

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The war against Boko Haram is leaving women vulnerable to poverty, violence and isolation, says a U.S. diplomat who visited areas devastated by the Nigerian militant group. U.S. Deputy Ambassador to the United Nations Michelle Sison returned late Tuesday from a five-day U.N. Security Council mission to Nigeria, Cameroon, Chad and Niger. Some 26 million people in the four nations are suffering from the effects of a humanitarian crisis fueled by the terror group’s attacks, including severe...

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